Palettes / Colors / #ECCBEF
#ECCBEF — Pale Muted Pink
#ECCBEF is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #ECCBEF when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#ECCBEF is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #CFEFCC; it also sits naturally between #DBCCEF and #EFCCE1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECCBEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 203, 239 |
| HSL | 295°, 53%, 87% |
| HSV | 295°, 15%, 94% |
| CMYK | 1%, 15%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 71.53, 66.78, 90.78 |
| Yxy | 66.78, 0.3122, 0.2915 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.39, 17.76, -13.43 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.72, 17.88, -13.62 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 94%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECCBEF
.text { color: #ECCBEF; }
.background { background-color: #ECCBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECCBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 203, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 53%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECCBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 203, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECCBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 203, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECCBEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECCBEF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECCBEF
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFEFCC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.36:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECCBEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECCBEF
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ECCBEF: ·
How #ECCBEF looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECCBEF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ECCBEF?
#ECCBEF is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 203, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECCBEF?
#ECCBEF is RGB 236, 203, 239 — HSL 295°, 53%, 87% — CMYK 1%, 15%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #ECCBEF?
Its complement is #CFEFCC; analogous partners are #DBCCEF and #EFCCE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECCBEF for text?
Black text on #ECCBEF has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.